Artsakh Uprooted: Aftermaths of Displacement 

A symposium by USC Dornsife Institute of Armenian Studies 

The USC Dornsife Institute of Armenian Studies will host a day-long symposium, Artsakh Uprooted: Aftermaths of Displacement, on Saturday, November 2, 2024 from 9 AM – 6 PM, at USC’s iconic Bovard Auditorium. 

The program will bring together prominent figures from academia, the arts, and civil society to unpack the recent developments in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). In light of the ethnic cleansing of the Armenian population of the region, Artsakh Uprooted will offer a platform to reflect on and understand this seismic shift in the Armenian world. The dynamic line-up will center the voices and experiences of the people of Artsakh, as well as multidisciplinary contributions from USC and across the world, contributing to larger conversations on dispossession and cultural erasure.

The event is free of charge and open to the public. RSVP is required. 

Presented by the USC Dornsife Institute of Armenian Studies. Co-sponsored by Massis Kabob, USC Visions and Voices, USC Divisional Dean for the Social Sciences, NAASR, Armenian Film Society, and UCLA Promise Armenian Institute.

Click here for full program. 

RSVP: https://artsakh-uprooted.eventbrite.com

When: Saturday, November 2, 2024 | 9 AM – 6PM 

Where: USC Bovard Auditorium 

3551 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089

Parking: Paid parking is available at the USC McCarthy Way Parking Structure

620 USC McCarthy Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089

For questions, please email armenian@usc.edu 

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InterimDean of the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences 

Dr. Mohamed El-Naggar 

10:05 AM Message from the Director 

USC Dornsife Institute of Armenian Studies Director Dr. Shushan Karapetian 10:15 AM Video Explainer: A Snapshot of the Artsakh Conflict 

10:20 AM (Re)Starting Again 

A Panel Discussion with Nina Shahverdyan, Ashot Gabrielyan, & Shoushan Keshishian Moderated by Margarita Baghdasaryan 

10:50 AM Artsakh: An Animated Flipbook by Karén Karslyan 

Introduced by Dr. Lilit Keshishyan 

10:55 AM The Long Road to Catastrophe 

A Lecture by Dr. Stephan Astourian 

11:25 AM Severed from the Grave 

An Oral History by Stepan Bagmanyan 

11:30 AM Intergenerational Resilience Amidst Collective Trauma 

A Panel Discussion with Arman Dzhragatspanyan, Dr. Shushan Karapetian, Dr. Frank Manis, & Dr. Clayton Stephenson 

Moderated by Dr.Valentina Ogaryan 

12:00 PM What Can I Tell You?We Lost Everything 

A Filmby Ara Oshagan & Micheline Aharonian Marcom 

12:05 PM From Conflict Zone to Campus: The University and Human Rights A Panel Discussion with Hannah Garry & Steve Swerdlow 

Moderated by Maral Tavitian 

12:30 PM Roots Across Diasporan Time 

A Performance Lecture by Dr. Aroussiak Gabrielian & HragVartanian 

1:00 PM Lunch at Founders Park 

The Kitchen as Archive (Founders Park) 

A Cooking Demonstration by Zhengyalov Hatz 

Collective Voices (Founders Park) 

A Community Poetry Project by RaffiWartanian 

2:30 PM My Dearest Artsakh 

2:50 PM Narrative Resistance

Closing Remarks by USC Dornsife Divisional Dean for the Social Sciences
Dr.WilliamDeverell